# New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Charged Some Unallowable Costs to Its CDC COVID-19 Award
> **Audit** by Department of Health & Human Services OIG · 2023-10-26
> *About: Department of Health & Human Services*
## Report
- **Title:** New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Charged Some Unallowable Costs to Its CDC COVID-19 Award
- **Submitting OIG:** Department of Health & Human Services OIG
- **Component agency:** Department of Health & Human Services
- **Type:** Audit
- **Publication date:** 2023-10-26

## Recommendations

- **Rec 24-A-04-009.01** (Open): We recommend that NYC DOHMH refund $15,671,958 to the Federal government.
- **Rec 24-A-04-009.02** (Open): We recommend that NYC DOHMH strengthen its oversight of subrecipients to prevent future unallowable payments by reviewing subrecipient invoices and supporting documentation to ensure costs claimed are allowable and allocable.
## Source
- [oversight.gov report page](https://www.oversight.gov/reports/audit/new-york-city-department-health-and-mental-hygiene-charged-some-unallowable-costs-its)
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